"My elders' concerns aside, I believe we have managed to come to an agreeable arrangement. However, that raises another question, Elion. How willing are you to help our clan in the event that war breaks out with the dragons?"
Elion put on a thoughtful expression.
"Before that, do you mind telling me why tensions are so high with the dragons? As far as I am aware, you share a border, but there is a massive mountain range separating your territories, no?"
Lucius sighed.
"For centuries, the Vampire Clan and the dragons have maintained a hostile peace. Neither side had enough reason to begin a full war, and both understood the losses such a conflict would cause."
He paused.
"However, as everyone knows, dragons are a proud and arrogant race. We are not truly in conflict with the entire dragon race. Their territories are divided between several major factions, and only one of them is currently out for our blood."
"How did that happen?" Elion asked.
